JP2001017713A - Ball shooting game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the manufacturing cost of a game control circuit board and easily realize the complicated control of information equipment by constituting the game control circuit board for controlling the operation of a game device separately from a frame control circuit board for controlling the operation of an information apparatus on a frame member. SOLUTION: A terminal box substrate 55 is provided in the upper part of a mechanism plate 45 provided on the reverse surface of a pachinko machine 1, a game control circuit board 56 for controlling the operation of a game device on a game board 32 is provided in a position slightly lower than the center, and a prize ball dispensing control circuit board 57 for controlling the operation of a prize ball dispenser 50 is provided under it. A frame control circuit board 61 for controlling the operation of an information apparatus provided on a frame member is mounted on the lower reverse surface of a frame substrate 2. The game control circuit board 56 is indirectly connected to the game device on the game board 32 through a game relay substrate 60 mounted on the reverse surface side of the game board 32.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sphere comprising: a game board on which various game machines are provided; and a frame member on which the game board is detachably mounted and on which various information devices are provided. It relates to a gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in a ball-and-ball game machine, for example, a pachinko game machine, a game control circuit board constructed by a microcomputer controls the operation of a game device such as a variable display device and a variable winning ball device provided on a game board. What is controlled by is dominant. In such a pachinko gaming machine in which the game operation is controlled by such a game control circuit board, it is configured to excite the atmosphere of the game using a notification device such as a decorative light emitting source or a sound effect generator.
Since these notification devices are related to the game operation, the operation is controlled by the above-mentioned game control circuit board, and the arrangement position thereof is not limited to the game board, and a part of the notification device is other than the game board. It was provided on the frame member.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional pachinko game machine, the drive control of the game device provided on the game board and the notification device provided on the frame member by the game control circuit board. Therefore, storing the drive data of the notification device provided on the frame member in the game control circuit board which is exchanged at the same time when the game board is exchanged is expensive and uneconomical because the production cost of the game control circuit board increases. However, there is a problem that a program for realizing a complicated operation of the notification device is not sufficiently stored within a limited storage capacity within the game control circuit board. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the production cost of a game control circuit board and realize a complicated operation of a notification device provided on a frame member. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball-and-shooting game machine capable of performing such operations.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a game board on which various game machines are provided, and a game board on which the game board is removably mounted and which has various kinds of information. A frame member provided with a device, in a ball game machine comprising: a game control circuit board for controlling the operation of the gaming device of the game board, and a frame control circuit board for controlling the operation of a device for notifying the frame member , Are provided separately.

The notification device is one or both of a decorative light emitting source and a sound effect generator, and a plurality of drive data programs for driving the notification device are stored in the frame control circuit board. Storage means for storing, selecting means for selecting one of the plurality of drive data programs according to the type of an externally input signal, and the notification device according to the drive data program selected by the selection means And the drive control means for controlling the drive of the game device are advantageous in that it can support models having different game contents due to the common use of externally input signals.

[0006]

The game control circuit board for controlling the operation of the game machine of the game board and the frame control circuit board for controlling the operation of the device for notifying the frame member are separately provided. Since only a drive data program for driving and controlling the gaming machine provided on the game board needs to be created on the board, the cost of creating the game control circuit board can be reduced correspondingly, and the information provided on the frame member can be reduced. Since the drive data program for driving the device can be stored in a storage device having a sufficient margin in the frame control circuit board, the operation of the notification device provided on the frame member can be made more complicated.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the ball game machine 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view of the ball game machine. As the ball game machine in the present embodiment, a pachinko machine in which a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out based on a prize hole formed in the game board 32 or a prize ball prize in the prize ball device as a ball hit by a ball. Gaming machine 1
However, a hit ball hit by a ball hits a plurality of entrances provided in the game board, and a score is given by a combination of the entrances, and a prize ball according to the score is given. (A generic type of gaming machine). And pachinko machine 1
The frame base 2 is pivotally supported on one side of an outer frame (not shown) fixed to the installation island 150 (see FIG. 18) so as to be freely openable and closable, and substantially all of the main components of the pachinko gaming machine 1 are collectively provided. A glass plate holding frame 3 provided on the upper front surface of the frame base 2 so as to be openable and closable; an upper plate 17 mounted on an upper plate mounting plate 4 provided on the lower front surface of the frame base 2 so as to be openable and closable; The lower plate 25 and the operation handle 29 are attached to the lowermost front part.

The frame base 2, which is attached to the outer frame so as to be openable and closable, is integrally formed of a synthetic resin. A game board 32 is removably housed and fixed on the back side of the frame base 2, and the game board 32 Is covered by a glass plate holding frame 3. The glass plate holding frame 3 has a window frame decorative member 5 provided around an opening facing a game area of the game board 32.
The window frame decoration member 5 is provided with fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b using a high voltage inside, and is configured to be driven for display according to a game state. The window frame decorative member 5 includes an upper decorative member 7 containing speakers 8a and 8b, an LED cover 11 above the upper decorative member 7 and containing an LED lamp therein, and left and right decorative members 14a and 14b. , A lower decorative member 15 is provided in a laminated manner. The fluorescent tubes 6a, 6 provided inside the window frame decorative member 5
Since the high voltage is used as described above, a ground wire (not shown) is drawn out from the back surface of the glass plate holding frame 3 to eliminate the danger when an accident such as a short circuit occurs. The wire is a third-class ground.

[0009] Of the decorative members described above, beneath the speakers 8a and 8b of the upper decorative member 7, beneath the ball indicator 9 (containing three LEDs) and the prize ball indicator 1
0 (the same three LEDs are built in). The broken-out indicator 9 is a broken-out switch 4 described later.
8 is turned on when it is turned on, and notifies that the storage amount of balls is insufficient to pay out as prize balls. The prize ball display 10 displays a predetermined number of prizes based on the occurrence of prize balls. It informs that the ball has been paid out. Further, inside the LED cover 11, a large number of LEDs 12 are provided on an LED substrate 13, and the large number of LEDs 12 are divided into 15 areas as described later in detail, and they are placed in each game state. The display is driven accordingly. A door switch 16 (not shown; shown in the block diagram of FIG. 3) for detecting whether or not the glass door holding frame 3 configured as described above is open to the frame base 2 is provided with a glass door holding frame. 3 is provided on the frame base 2 corresponding to the open side.

Further, since the glass plate holding frame 3 is substantially the same as the width of the frame base 2, when viewed from the front,
Although the frame base 2 corresponding to the glass plate holding frame 3 cannot be visually recognized, the width of the upper plate mounting plate 4 on which the upper plate 17 is mounted is shorter than the width of the frame base 2. A part of the frame base 2 can be visually recognized at its open end. A lock member 24 for unlocking the locking of the glass plate holding frame 3 and the locking of the glass plate holding frame 3 is provided on the visible frame base 2.

An upper plate 17 is mounted on the upper plate mounting plate 4 for storing purchased game balls and prize balls and supplying the balls to the firing positions of the hit balls one by one. Is provided with a ball-pull lever 18 for letting stored prize balls and the like flow down to a lower plate 25 described below, and an information display 19 and an operation handle 29 for displaying character information and the like according to a game state. A handle operation indicator 20 for indicating that the operation is being performed is also provided. The handle operation indicator 20 is also provided by providing a large number of LEDs 21 on the LED board 22 as described later in detail, and the large number of LEDs 21 are divided into three regions to perform display driving according to the game state. Has also become. The upper plate 17
Has a built-in speaker 23 below its upstream side, but this speaker 23 may be provided in place of or together with the speakers 8a and 8b.

A lower portion of the front frame portion of the frame base 2 is formed in a plate shape, and a lower plate 25 and an operation handle 29 are fixed to the front surface thereof. The lower plate 25 is set in a state in which a plurality of members are assembled, and is fixedly fixed to the lower center of the frame base 2. On the front surface, the balls stored in the lower plate 25 are downwardly positioned. A ball pull lever 26 for ball pull is provided, and a charge switch 5 described later is provided.
A filling indicator 27 that lights up when 3 is turned on is provided. An ashtray 28 is provided on the left side of the lower plate 25.

The above-mentioned pachinko gaming machine 1 is adjacent to a card unit 30 used when borrowing a game ball. The card unit 30 has a card insertion slot 31
In a state where a prepaid card on which lending ball information is recorded is inserted into the card insertion slot 31,
A predetermined game ball is automatically paid out to the upper plate 17 by operating an operation unit (not shown) provided in the upper plate 17. An operation unit provided on the upper plate 17 is provided with a ball lending switch and a return switch, and a frequency display LED is provided between the ball lending switch and the return switch (both are not shown). The ball rental switch is
The operation is performed when the game ball is borrowed by the card unit 30, and the return switch is for returning the card inserted into the card insertion slot 31 of the card unit 30 at the end of the game. In addition, frequency display LE
D indicates the remaining amount of the card inserted into the card insertion slot 31 of the card unit 30. Note that the card unit 30 may be built in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

Next, the structure of the game board 32 which is removably stored and fixed on the back of the frame base 2 will be described. A variable display device 33 is disposed substantially at the center of the game area of the game board 32. A variable winning ball device 3 is provided below the variable display device 33.
5 are provided. The variable display device 33 has three rotating drums 34a to 34c. Further, the variable winning ball device 35 has an opening / closing plate 36 driven to be opened and closed by a solenoid, and has starting winning ports 39a to 39c at the upper center of the opening / closing plate 36 and on both left and right sides. The start winning ports 39a to 39c are used to start rotating the rotating drums 34a to 34c of the variable display device 33 when a hit ball is won. The variable prize ball device 35 includes a specific prize ball detector 37 that detects that a hit ball has won a specific prize area formed in the open / close plate 36, and all prize balls that win in the open / close plate 36. And a winning ball detector 38 for detecting Further, in the game area of the game board 32, windmill lamps 40a and 40b, sleeve opening prize holes 41a and 41b, side lamps 42a and 42b, out ports 43, and a backflow prevention member 44 are respectively provided at predetermined positions.

A game device such as the variable display device 33 and the variable winning ball device 35 described above includes a game control circuit board 56 described later.
The operation is controlled by the following. To briefly explain the contents of the operation, the ball is hit by one of the start winning holes 39.
When the player wins a to 39c, the rotating drums 34a to 34c of the variable display device 33 start rotating, and stop sequentially when a predetermined time has elapsed. Then, when the display result at the time of stop becomes a predetermined combination of big hit symbols, a big hit game state is established and the opening / closing plate 36 of the variable winning ball device 35 is opened and controlled. The opening control of the opening / closing plate 36 is performed for a predetermined time (for example,
25 seconds), or when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls have been generated before the predetermined time has elapsed. However, when the ball hits the specific winning area during opening and closing and turns on the specific winning ball detector 37, the continuation right is established and the above-described open state is repeated again. A predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times) is allowed on condition that the specific winning ball detector 37 is turned on.

As described above, the variable display device 33 and the variable prize ball device 35 provided on the game board 32 are driven and controlled by the game control circuit board 56, but the frame members other than the game board 32 (specifically, , Notification devices (specifically, fluorescent tubes 6a, 6b, speakers 8a, 8b, ball-out indicator 9, prize ball display) provided on the frame base 2, the glass door holding frame 3, and the upper plate mounting plate 4. Device 10, LED 12, information display 1
The operation of the handle operation indicator 20, the filling indicator 27) is driven and controlled by a frame control circuit board 61 described later. This point will be described later in detail.

Next, the structure of the mechanism plate 45 provided on the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 1. In the drawing, a mechanism plate 45 has a plurality of prize ball tanks 46 for storing a large amount of prize balls on the rear upper surface thereof and a plurality of prize balls supplied from the prize ball tank 46 (two rows in the present embodiment). Ball guiding rail 47 to be aligned and flow down, and the prize ball guiding rail 4
A curve gutter 49 for changing the direction of the prize ball guided by 7 toward the prize ball dispensing device 50; a prize ball dispensing device 50 for dividing a predetermined number of prize balls sent from the curve gutter 49 and dispensing the prize ball; A prize ball payout passage 51 for guiding the prize ball paid out from the prize ball payout device 50 toward the upper plate 17;
And a prize ball overflow passage 52 for guiding a prize ball overflowing from the prize ball payout passage 51 to the lower plate 25 when the upper plate 17 is full of prize balls. A fill switch 53 is provided at one downstream end of the prize ball overflow passage 52. The fill switch 53 is turned on when the lower plate 25 is full due to the prize ball, and the fill indicator 27 is lit and displayed, and will be described later. Hitting motor 6 of hitting ball launching device 64
5 is stopped. Also, the mechanism plate 4
A winning ball processing device (not shown) for processing generated winning balls one by one is provided on the lower side of 5, and a winning ball payout switch 54 is provided near the winning ball processing device. The award ball display 10 is turned on when the award ball payout switch 54 is turned on. Further, a ball cutout switch 48 is provided below the prize ball tank 46 and at an upstream end of the prize ball guide rail 47, and is provided in a game arcade when a prize ball is insufficient in the prize ball tank 46. A prize ball supply request signal is derived to a computer (not shown), and the ball-out indicator 9 facing the game board 32 is turned on. The wiring extending from the cutout switch 48 is connected to a terminal box board 55 described below, and then a signal line is connected from a cutout information terminal provided on the terminal box board 55 to the management computer. ing. The prize ball payout device 50 also has a function of paying out a prize ball based on a winning prize ball and a predetermined number of balls even when there is a game ball lending request signal based on a card inserted into the card unit 30. A payout function is provided.

Various control circuit boards are detachably mounted on the back surface of the mechanism plate 45 and the back surface of the frame base 2 formed as described above. First, the mechanism board 45 is supplied with power from the outside to supply power to other control circuit boards and electric components provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 or various types of data are exchanged with a management computer of a game hall. A terminal box board 55 provided with an information terminal to which a signal line for exchanging information is provided is provided on an upper part thereof, and a game control circuit board 56 for controlling the operation of the game machine of the game board 32 is slightly shifted from the center. A prize ball payout control circuit board 57 which is provided below and controls the operation of the prize ball payout device 50 is provided thereunder. A frame control circuit board 61 for controlling the operation of a notification device provided on the frame member is attached to the lower back surface of the frame base 2. The game control circuit board 56 and the game device are not directly connected except for a part, and are often indirectly connected via a game relay board 60 attached to the back side of the game board 32. Is done. The card unit 30 and the winning ball payout control circuit board 57 are connected via a card unit relay board 58 attached to the back of the mechanism plate 45. Further, each of the substrates 55, 56, 5
Reference numerals 7, 58, and 61 are housed and attached in a substrate box made of metal or synthetic resin subjected to conductive treatment. Note that, of these board boxes, the one that houses the frame control circuit board 61 will be described later in detail.

A stabilizer 63 for stabilizing the lighting of the fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b is mounted on the back surface of the mechanism plate 45 in addition to the various control circuit boards described above.
A hit ball firing device 64 for firing a hit ball is attached to one side of the lower part of the ball. The hitting ball firing device 64 has a hitting motor 65 that drives the hitting rod intermittently. A motor control circuit board 66 for controlling the driving of the hitting motor 65 is attached to the back surface of the hitting motor 65.

The wiring relation among the terminal box board 55, the game control circuit board 56, the prize ball payout control circuit board 57, and the frame control circuit board 61 is as shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram wiring diagram of the pachinko gaming machine 1. That is, the terminal box board 55 (displayed as a terminal box board) is connected to an external power supply of 24 V DC, and is also connected to the ball cutout switch 48, so that a prize ball payout control circuit board 57 (displayed as a prize ball control board). , Game control circuit board 56 (displayed as game control board),
A power supply line and a signal line are also connected between the frame control circuit board 61 (displayed as an electric board) and a terminal box board 55 and a frame control circuit for sending an error signal and a door open signal to the management computer. The connector 10 of the board 61 is connected. The prize ball payout control circuit board 57 includes:
Card unit 3 via card unit relay board 58
0 is connected, the charge switch 53 and the prize ball payout switch 54 are also connected, and are also connected to a hitting motor 65 (shown as a firing device motor) of a hitting ball shooting device 64 via a motor control circuit board 66 (shown as a motor control circuit). And
The connector 3 of the frame control circuit board 61 is also connected by a signal line. These signal lines include a broken-out signal line DA including a control signal common line, a prize ball signal line DB, and a lower plate full signal line D.
C, a handle operation signal line DD, and a firing stop signal line DE. An ON signal of the cutout switch 48 is supplied to the terminal box board 55 on the cutout signal line DA.
The ON signal of the award ball payout switch 54 is input to the award ball signal line DB via the award ball payout control circuit board 57. The ON signal of the filling switch 53 is inputted to the lower plate filling signal line DC via the winning ball payout control circuit board 57, and the operation signal of the operation handle 29 is inputted to the handle operation signal line DD. It is input via the motor control circuit board 66 and the prize ball payout control circuit board 57. The firing stop signal line DE receives the hit ball motor forcible stop signal sent from the management computer and the terminal box board 55 and the prize ball. It is inputted through the ball payout control circuit board 57.

A power line from the terminal box board 55 is connected to the connector 1 of the frame control circuit board 61, and a game mode according to various game states derived from the game control circuit board 56 is connected to the connector 2. A signal line for inputting a signal is connected, a signal line from the winning ball payout control circuit board 57 is connected to the connector 3, a door switch 16 is connected to the connector 4, and a connector 5 is connected to the connector 5.
An audio signal line for inputting an audio signal derived from the game control circuit board 56 is connected, and a signal line for outputting a display signal for driving the information display 19 (display and display) is connected to the connector 6. A signal line for outputting a display signal for driving the LED 12 is connected to the connector 7, and a signal line for outputting a display signal for driving the ball-break indicator 9 and the prize-ball indicator 10 is connected to the connector 8. Is connected and connector 9
Is connected to a signal line for outputting a display signal for driving the handle operation indicator 20 and the fullness indicator 27. The connector 10 has a terminal box for sending the error signal and the door open signal to the management computer. A signal line connected to the substrate 55 is connected, a signal line for outputting a display signal for driving the fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b is connected to the connector 11 via a stabilizer 63, and a speaker 8a is connected to the connector 12. , 8b are connected to a signal line for outputting an audio signal. The frame control circuit board 61 is provided with a volume switch 62 for switching the volume of the speakers 8a and 8b. The signal lines connected to the connector 2 will be described later in detail.

Here, the configuration of the board box in which the frame control circuit board 61 is stored will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a board box accommodating the frame control circuit board 61, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where the device 1 is attached to a box support 67. In the figure, the board box is a frame control circuit board 61.
And a box cover member 68 that covers the upper surface of the frame control circuit board 61.

First, the box support base 67 will be described. The box support base 67 has a low-standing upright wall provided around the periphery thereof, and a mounting hole 70 is formed at an upper end of one side of the upright wall. The mounting support piece 69 is bent inward,
The mounting support piece 71 and the holding support piece 7
2 are bent inward. These support pieces 69, 71, 72 are for fixing the frame control circuit board 61 composed of a printed wiring board on which various electronic elements are mounted. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the other side of the frame control circuit board 61 is placed on the placement support piece 71, and is held from above by the holding support piece 72, and one side of the frame control circuit board 61. The frame control circuit board 61 is fixedly fastened to the box support base 67 by screwing a screw 79 from above with the part placed on the mounting support piece 69. An insertion protrusion 73 is provided at one end of the box support 67.
And a box mounting hole 74 is formed in the upright wall on the other side. The insertion protrusion 73 and the box mounting hole 74 are for fixing the box cover member 68, and after the insertion protrusion 73 is inserted into the insertion holes 81 formed on the left and right ends of one end of the box cover member 68. The box cover member 68 can be fixed to the box support 67 by screwing a screw 86 with the box mounting hole 74 aligned with a fixing hole 85 formed in the side wall of the box cover member 68. Has become. A fastening piece 75 for fastening the entire substrate box to the back surface of the frame base 2 is provided on the bottom surface of the box support 67 so as to project outward.

The frame control circuit board 61 fixed and fixed to the box support base 67 is constituted by mounting electronic elements such as an MPU, a ROM, and a RAM on a printed wiring board. The connector group 76 of the connectors 1 to 12 is also mounted. In the illustrated embodiment, the front side of the frame control circuit board 61 (the front side in FIG. 4).
A heat generating element group 77 that generates high heat is provided.
For this reason, in the box cover member 68, the heat radiation hole forming area 84 is formed on the upper surface of the position corresponding to the heat generating element group 77.
Are particularly formed. Further, a stop hole 78 is formed in the frame control circuit board 61 at a position corresponding to the mounting hole 70 of the mounting support piece 69. An earth print portion 80 is formed around the stop hole 78, Screw 79 in hole 78
By stopping the noise, the noise that has entered the frame control circuit board 61 is conducted to the box support base 67 via the earth print section 80, the screw 79, and the mounting support piece 69, and finally to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is designed to be grounded. The box cover member 68 corresponding to the position where the connector group 76 is provided is provided with the frame control circuit board 6.
1 is not covered, but is provided with a connector connection opening 88 so that wiring can be easily connected.

Next, the box cover member 68 is in the form of a cover having a side wall so as to cover the mounting surface of the frame control circuit board 61.
Is a connector connection opening 88. Therefore, although the length is shorter than the box support 67, one end of both sides is extended to form an insertion hole 81 for fixing to the box support 67, and the volume switching among the other ends is performed. The portion corresponding to the switch 62 is also extended to form one fastening hole 85.
A switch operation hole 87 is formed on the upper surface of the extension of the volume switch 62, and the box cover member 68
Is covered, the changeover switch portion of the volume changeover switch 62 projects outside. Further, on the upper surface and the side wall of the portion that covers the mounting surface of the box cover member 68, a plurality of heat dissipation hole forming areas 82 to
84. In particular, the heat radiation hole formation region 84 on the upper surface
As described above, since it is formed intensively corresponding to the mounting portion of the heating element group 77, it is possible to enhance the heat radiation effect, and since the heat radiation hole is not formed more than necessary,
The shield effect and the dustproof effect can be maintained.

The frame control circuit formed on the frame control circuit board 61 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a frame control circuit formed on the frame control circuit board 61. FIG. 7 is a detailed circuit diagram of an input signal circuit 96 forming a part of the frame control circuit.
Is a detailed circuit diagram of a decoration signal circuit 97 forming a part of the frame control circuit, and FIG. 9 is a detailed circuit diagram of a watchdog circuit 99 forming a part of the frame control circuit. In the figure, the frame control circuit has an MPU 90 as a control center. The MPU 90 includes a sound generation circuit 91, a switch circuit 93, a ballast drive circuit 94, an information signal circuit 95, an input signal circuit 96, a decoration signal circuit. 97, LED drive circuit 9
8. The initial setting watchdog circuit 99 is connected. The MPU 90 has a built-in ROM 90a, in which the sound effect data program output from the speakers 8a and 8b and the LEDs 9, 10, and 1 are stored.
A plurality of display data programs for driving and displaying 2, 20, 27, and 19 are respectively stored. One predetermined data program is selected according to an externally input signal, and a sound effect is generated according to the program. And the LED is driven for display.

The sound generating circuit 91 receives the sound effect data from the MPU 90 and supplies it to the sound amplifying circuit 92, and generates sound effects from the speakers 8a and 8b via the volume switch 62. Note that the sound amplification circuit 92 is supplied with sound effect data directly from the game control circuit board 56 and generates sound effects from the speakers 8a and 8b. The switch circuit 93 includes a door switch 1
6 is input to the MPU 90 and the ballast drive circuit 94. The signal input to the MPU 90 is transmitted to the ballast drive circuit 94 based on predetermined display data when the input signal is present. A signal is sent, an output signal is sent from the ballast drive circuit 94 to the ballast 63 when this display data signal is sent and there is an input signal from the switch circuit 93 to drive the fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b. It is. Therefore, when the glass door holding frame 3 is opened and the door switch 16 is turned off, an input signal from the switch circuit 93 to the ballast drive circuit 94 is not supplied. Fluorescent tube 6
The signals for driving the display of a and 6b are not output. Also, the input signal from the door switch 16 is
When it is not supplied to 0, a door opening signal (b) is derived from the information signal circuit 95, and the door opening signal is supplied to the management computer of the game arcade or a warning light (not shown) of the installation island 150, and the glass door is held. The fact that the frame 3 is open is notified.

The input signal circuit 96 is for inputting various signals supplied from the prize ball payout control circuit board 57 to the MPU 90. When the signal DA is input, the MPU 90 sends a light-up display signal to the ball-out indicator 9. Is output, a replenishment request signal (A) is output from the information signal circuit 95 to the management computer, and when the signal DB is input, a lighting display signal is output from the MPU 90 to the prize ball display 10 and a signal DC is input. Then, a blinking display signal is output from the MPU 90 to the filling indicator 27, and when the signal DD is input, the MPU 9 responds to a signal input from the decoration signal circuit 97 described below.
From 0, a display signal is output to the steering wheel operation indicator 20,
When the signal DE is input, the hitting ball firing operation is forcibly stopped, so that the fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b, the handle operation indicator 2
An error display signal based on predetermined display data is output to each of 0, LED 12, and information display 19. Since the input signal circuit 96 includes the rectifier 101 (bridge diode) and the photocoupler 102 as shown in FIG. 7, the input signal circuit 96 can receive either an AC or DC input signal. At the same time, the run-in of the MPU 90 can be prevented without transmitting noise that has entered the signal lines DA to DE to the MPU 90.

The decoration signal circuit 97 is a game control circuit board 5
6 is input to the MPU 90. The various signals supplied from the game control circuit board 56 are input to the MPU 90 as 4-bit signals according to various game states as shown in FIG. For this reason, the decoration signal circuit 97 includes:
Five signal lines D0 to D4 including a common line are connected. The decoration signal circuit 97 includes a photocoupler 103 as shown in FIG.
The run-in of the MPU 90 can be prevented without transmitting the noise that has entered the 0 to D4 to the MPU 90.

The initial setting watchdog circuit 99 has the configuration shown in FIG.
According to this, the reset signal is output to the MPU 90 by the charging current of R10 and C6 when the power is turned on. Also, when the MPU 90 runs away, the watchdog clock signal is turned off,
Also at this time, the charge current of R10 and C6 causes MP
Since a reset signal is output to U90, MPU 90
Will return to normal. Even if the watchdog circuit 99 is provided on the frame control circuit board 61 in this manner, since the frame control circuit board 61 does not control what is directly involved in the game, no trouble occurs with the player. In addition, since the high-voltage fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b are used, the danger that occurs when the fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b break down due to runaway of the MPU 90 is avoided.

Next, a specific example of the operation controlled by the control circuit of the frame control circuit board 61 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 shows a large number of L among the notification devices controlled by the frame control circuit board 61.
LED 12 having ED and L of handle operation indicator 20
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an ED divided into sections, and FIG.
1 is a signal list diagram corresponding to a plurality of game states sent from the game control circuit board 56, and FIG. 12 is a time chart showing an example of the operation time of the notification device in the plurality of game states. FIG. 13 is a list diagram showing a specific operation program of the notification device in a part of the plurality of gaming states, and FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a part of the plurality of gaming states. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific operation | movement of the alerting | reporting apparatus. In the description of FIG. 11, “A”, “B”, and “C” are used as the corresponding models, but “A” is a pachinko game machine of the game contents realized by the game device provided on the game board 32 of FIG. Yes, "B" is a pachinko gaming machine of the game content embodied by the gaming machine provided on the gaming board shown in FIG. 15, and "C" is an embodiment of the gaming machine provided on the gaming board shown in FIG. It is a pachinko game machine with a game content. Therefore, FIGS. 15 and 16 will be described first.

FIG. 15 is a front view of a game board provided with a game machine for realizing game contents different from that shown in FIG. In FIG. 15, a variable winning ball device 110 is disposed substantially at the center of the game area of the game board. The variable winning ball device 110 includes a pair of ball receiving members 111a, 111
b, a prize space, and a specific prize ball detector 112 for detecting a prize ball that has won a specific prize area defined on the downstream side of the prize space. In addition, below the variable winning ball device 110, start winning ball detectors 114a to 114a are provided.
The start winning ports 113a to 113c having the letter c are arranged in parallel.

The contents of the game realized by such a game machine are as follows. That is, when a hit ball wins one of the start winning holes 113a to 113c and the start winning ball detectors 114a to 114c are turned on, the ball receiving member 1
11a and 111b open once or twice for a short time (for example, 0.9 seconds). When the hit ball is received by the ball receiving members 111a and 111b during this one or two times of opening and guided to the winning space, the player wins the specific winning area and the specific winning ball detector 112 is turned on, and the big hit game is played. State.
When the big hitting game state is reached, the ball receiving members 111a, 111b
Performs a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times) of opening for a short time or performs an opening and closing operation (hereinafter, referred to as an opening and closing cycle) until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls is generated during opening and closing. During the opening / closing cycle, the ball receiving members 111a,
When the winning prize ball received in 111b wins the specific prize area again and turns on the specific prize ball detector 112, the opening / closing cycle is immediately terminated and the next opening / closing cycle is newly started. The repetition of such an opening / closing cycle is allowed a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times) on condition that a winning ball wins in the specific winning area.

Referring now to FIG.
FIG. 16 is a front view of a game board provided with a game device for realizing game contents different from those shown in FIGS. 1 and 15. FIG.
In 6, the special variable winning ball device 120 is arranged substantially at the center of the game area of the game board. The special variable winning ball device 120 includes a variable display device 121, a specific winning ball detector 122, a sorting member 123, and a ball receiving member 124.
a, 124b and a winning ball detector 125.
The variable display device 121 has a special variable winning ball device
The display result is derived when the passing switches 129a and 129b are turned on after passing through the passing openings 128a and 128b arranged on the left and right of the “0”, and when the display result matches a predetermined combination of hit symbols, a special Variable winning ball device 120
Solenoid 127 of electric accessory 126 provided on the upper part of
Is opened for a predetermined time. The winning ball received while the electric accessory 126 is open is led to the winning space of the special variable winning ball device 120. The distribution member 123 is provided in a winning space of the special variable winning ball device 120, and a winning ball guided to the winning space is processed as a right winning winning area in which the specific winning ball detector 122 is provided and a simple winning. It is assigned to the area. The specific winning ball detector 122 detects or detects a winning ball, thereby generating or extinguishing a right-generating game state, which is a kind of a jackpot game state. Ball receiving members 124a, 124
b is provided below the special variable winning ball device 120 so as to be openable and closable, and is a starting winning port that is arranged on one side of the special variable winning ball device 120 while a hit ball is in the right generating game state. 130 and the start winning ball detector 131 is turned on.
When a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) elapses or when a predetermined number (for example, 10) winning balls are detected by the winning ball detector 125 before the predetermined time elapses. Is what you do.

The game contents realized by such a game machine are as follows. That is, when the hit ball passes through one of the passage openings 128a and 128b,
When 9a and 129b are turned ON, the variable display device 121 derives a display result, and when the display result is a combination of hit symbols (for example, 7.7.7 as shown), the electric accessory 126 is turned on for a predetermined time. Release (for example, 4 seconds). When a hit ball is won while the electric accessory 126 is open, the winning ball is guided to the winning space of the special variable winning ball device 120 and is sorted by the sorting member 123. Distributing member 123
When the winning prize ball distributed by the lucky luck is forcibly guided to the specific prize winning area and the specific prize ball detector 122 is turned on, the right generating game state is set. When the right-bearing game state is entered, the ball hits the start winning port 130 and turns on the start winning ball detector 131, thereby opening the ball receiving members 124a and 124b for a predetermined period. And ball receiving members 124a, 124b
Is allowed a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times) on condition that the start winning ball detector 131 is turned on.
However, even before a predetermined number (16) of hit balls have been won in the starting winning port 130, the special variable winning ball device 12
When the winning ball guided to 0 turns on the specific winning ball detector 122, the right generation game state disappears.

In a pachinko game machine having the above-mentioned game contents of "A", "B" and "C", similar game states appear, so that even if the model is different, the same signal is displayed in the similar game state. Is sent from the game control circuit board to the frame control circuit board 61, so that the notification device provided on the frame member can be driven in the same manner. For example, as shown in FIG.
To D3, a 4-bit signal of "0000" is sent, and at the time of starting winning, "0001" is also sent. In the case of a model having a variable display device, at the time of reach (the last symbol row in the three symbol rows) "0010" is sent in the state where the combination of the two symbol columns stopped earlier in the state where fluctuates is the same combination as the hit, and at the time of super reach (reach state where the probability of hitting is higher), " 0011 ", and at the time of a small hit (a hit having a lower game value than a big hit)," 010
"0" is sent at the time of the big hit, "0101" is sent at the time of the specific area winning, "0111" is sent at the time of opening the variable winning ball device, and "1000" at the time of closing the variable winning ball device. To reach the probability variation symbol reach (the probability variation symbol is a combination determined to be a hit, and when a specially determined combination wins a big hit, the probability of winning in a subsequent change of the variable display device is increased. ), Send "1010" to the probability variation symbol jackpot, send "1011" during the high probability (during high probability fluctuation), and the right is being generated "1100" is sent when the glass door holding frame is opened (in the present embodiment, the door switch 16 is
6, it is not possible to derive such a signal, but if the door switch 16 is connected to the game control circuit board 56, it can be derived)
When "1101" is sent, when a failure occurs in the gaming device, "1110" is sent, and when an illegal act is performed (for example, when the winning ball detector is turned on when the variable winning ball device is not being opened). , "1111". In FIG. 11, the absence of a circle in the gaming state of the corresponding model means that in many cases, such a gaming state is not mainstream.
For example, in the case of the model “B”, there are very few games having a game content that appears in the super reach state, and it is not that there is no game content.

When the 4-bit signal is sent from the game control circuit board 56 to the frame control circuit board 61, the MPU 90 of the frame control circuit board 61
The sound effect data and the display data corresponding to the type of the 4-bit signal are selected from the plurality of sound effect data and the display data stored therein, and are output to each notification device. For example, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, in the “A” type pachinko gaming machine 1, when the start winning signal “0001” is sent, the display drive signal is output for about 7 seconds, and the reach signal “0010” is sent. The display drive signal is output for about 10 seconds and the super reach signal “001” is output.
When "1" is sent, a display drive signal is output for about 5 seconds. When a big hit signal "0101" is sent, a display drive signal is output for about 2 seconds and a specific area winning signal "0110" is sent. , A display drive signal is output for about 1 second, and when the variable winning prize ball opening signal "0111" is sent, a display driving signal is output for about 15 seconds, and the variable winning prize ball apparatus is closed. The signal "10
When "00" is sent, the display drive signal is output for about 8 seconds. However, sound effect data and display data based on the display drive signal corresponding to each game state are stored in the ROM 90a in advance.

For example, the signal "001" at the time of the reach
When "0" is sent, the MPU 90
0a, the LED 12 and the fluorescent tube 6 are displayed based on the display data as shown in FIG.
a, 6b, display operation of the handle operation indicator 20. In the table of FIG. 13, LEDs 1 to 9 are type numbers when a large number of LEDs 12 are classified into nine types as shown in FIG. 10, and LEDs a to c are LEDs of the handle operation indicator 20.
This is a type number when 21 is classified into three types as shown in FIG. Also, “0” in the table indicates that the light is turned off, and “1”
Indicates lighting. Then, at the time of reach,
For example, the LED 1 is driven to be displayed in an extinguishing / lighting pattern of “001001001” in a period of T1 (for example, 5 seconds) time / 1 cycle.
In one cycle, display driving is performed in an extinguishing / lighting pattern of “011011011”. Similarly, when the variable winning ball device opening signal “0111” is sent, the MPU
90 is T2 shown in FIG. 13 stored in the ROM 90a.
The LED 12, the fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b, and the handle operation indicator 20 are driven for display based on the light-off / light-on pattern data of time (for example, 3 seconds) / 1 cycle. Therefore, FIG.
According to the time chart, the pattern of the T1 time cycle is repeated twice at the time of the reach, and the pattern of the T2 time cycle is repeated five times at the time of opening the variable winning prize ball device.

When the reach time signal "0010" is sent, the MPU 90 selects the display data "reach!" Shown in FIG. 14A from a plurality of display data stored in the ROM 90a. Information display 1
9, the sound data "reach, reach, and go" is selected from the plurality of sound effect data and output from the speakers 8a and 8b. Similarly, when the big hit signal “0101” is sent, the MPU 90
Selects the display data "Lucky." Shown in FIG. 14B from the plurality of display data stored in the ROM 90a and displays the display data on the information display 19, and also selects the display data from the plurality of sound effect data. The audio data "Lucky / Yatane hit" is selected and output from the speakers 8a and 8b.

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, the variable display device 33 of the game board 32 and the variable prize ball device 3
A game control circuit board 56 for controlling the operation of a game device such as a game device 5
Controls the operation of the notification devices such as the speakers 8a and 8b, the LED 12, the information display 19, and the handle operation display 20 provided on the frame members such as the frame base 2, the glass door holding frame 3, and the upper plate mounting plate 4. And the frame control circuit board 61 is provided separately, so that the game control circuit board 56 includes the game board 3
Since it is only necessary to create a drive data program for driving and controlling the gaming device provided in the game device 2, the cost of creating the game control circuit board 56 can be reduced correspondingly, and the notification device provided in the frame member can be driven. The driving data program to be executed has a sufficient margin R in the frame control circuit board 61.
Since the information can be stored in the OM 90a, the operation of the notification device provided on the frame member can be made more complicated. The frame control circuit board 61 has a ROM 90 for storing a plurality of drive data programs for driving the notification device.
a, selecting means for selecting one of the plurality of driving data programs in accordance with the type of an externally input signal, and controlling the notification device in accordance with the driving data program selected by the selecting means. By forming the drive control means, it is possible to easily cope with models having different game contents by sharing signals inputted from the outside. That is, even if the game board 32 having a different game content is replaced, the frame control circuit board 61 can be used as it is.

In the above-described embodiment, the prize ball payout control circuit board 57 and the frame control circuit board 61 for controlling operations not related to the game are stored in different board boxes on the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1. 17, the winning ball payout control circuit board 57 and the frame control circuit board 61 are housed in one board box 140 as shown in FIG. The rear surface can be simplified and can be effectively used. Further, the frame member in the present invention may be any member as long as it is a front component of a ball game machine that can be visually recognized by a player excluding a game board, and furthermore, the concept of the frame member is expanded. Then, for example, the installation island 150 shown in FIG.
Alternatively, the chair 151 on which the player sits may be a part of the frame member. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 18, a light emitting source 152 composed of a fluorescent tube is provided around the leg of the chair 151, and the light emitting source 152 is provided.
Is displayed by the frame control circuit board 61. Further, it may be movable as a notification device controlled to be notified by the frame control circuit board 61. For example, the jackpot display signboard provided on the installation island 150 corresponding to each pachinko gaming machine 1 can be moved from the parallel state to the vertical state based on the control signal of the frame control circuit board 61, or can be moved in the opposite direction. Can be considered.

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As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a game control circuit board for controlling the operation of a game device of a game board and a frame control for controlling the operation of a device for notifying a frame member are provided. Since the circuit board and the circuit board are provided separately, the game control circuit board only needs to create a drive data program for driving and controlling the gaming device provided on the game board. In addition, the driving data program for driving the notification device provided on the frame member can be stored in a storage device having a sufficient margin in the frame control circuit board. The operation of the notification device provided on the member can be made more complicated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a ball game machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing wiring of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a board box that stores the frame control circuit board.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a frame control circuit board.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a control circuit formed on a frame control circuit board.

FIG. 7 is a detailed circuit diagram of an input signal circuit formed on a frame control circuit board.

FIG. 8 is a detailed circuit diagram of a decoration signal circuit formed on a frame control circuit board.

FIG. 9 is a detailed circuit diagram of a watchdog circuit formed on a frame control circuit board.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a notification device controlled by a frame control circuit board, in which an LED having a large number of LEDs and an LED of a handle operation indicator are divided into respective sections.

FIG. 11 is a signal list diagram corresponding to a plurality of game states sent from the game control circuit board.

FIG. 12 is a time chart showing an example of the operation time of the notification device in a plurality of gaming states.

FIG. 13 is a list showing a specific operation program of the notification device in a part of the plurality of gaming states.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation of the notification device in a part of the plurality of gaming states.

FIG. 15 is a front view of a game board provided with a game device for realizing game contents different from that shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 16 is a front view of a game board provided with a game device for realizing game contents different from those shown in FIGS. 1 and 15.

FIG. 17 is a front view and a sectional view of a board box capable of simultaneously storing a winning ball payout control circuit board and a frame control circuit board.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of an installation island and a chair as another example driven and controlled by a frame control circuit board.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko game machine (ball game machine) 2 Frame base (frame member) 3 Glass door holding frame (frame member) 4 Upper plate mounting plate (frame member) 6a, 6b Fluorescent tube (information device) 8a, 8b Speaker ( Notification device) 12 LED (notification device) 17 Upper plate (frame member) 19 Information display (notification device) 20 Handle operation display (notification device) 25 Lower plate (frame member) 32 Game board 33 Variable display Device (game device) 35 Variable winning ball device (game device) 40a, 40b Windmill lamp (game device) 42a, 42b Side lamp (game device) 45 Mechanism plate 50 Award ball payout device 55 Terminal box board 56 Game control circuit board 57 Winning ball payout control circuit board 61 Frame control circuit board 62 Volume changeover switch 90 MPU (including selection means and drive control means) 90a ROM (storage means) 101 Vessel 102 photocoupler 103 photocoupler

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A game board provided with various game machines,
And a frame member on which the game board is removably attached and various notification devices are provided. A game control circuit board for controlling an operation of a game device of the game board, and the frame member And a frame control circuit board for controlling the operation of the notification device. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the notification device is one or both of a decorative light source and a sound effect generator. 3. A storage means for storing a plurality of drive data programs for driving the notification device, wherein the frame control circuit board includes a plurality of drive data programs for storing the plurality of drive data programs in accordance with types of external input signals. And a drive control means for controlling the drive of the notification device in accordance with the drive data program selected by the selection means.
Or the ball-and-ball game machine according to claim 2.